a cant or secret language of ladies-in-waiting in the imperial court, arising during the Muromachi period and later spreading to the general population / a word originally belonging to this cant

働き詞: (archaic, grammar) any word that declines or conjugates; (archaic, grammar) more specifically, a verb

Alternative spelling of 働き詞: (archaic, grammar) any word that declines or conjugates; (archaic, grammar) more specifically, a verb

(archaic, grammar) any word that declines or conjugates / (archaic, grammar) more specifically, a verb

floriography; the language of flowers

the language of prostitutes during the Edo period

ら抜き言葉: dropping the ら (ra) in the potential form of verbs formed with られる (-rareru)

枕詞, 枕言葉: an epithet; introductory words; a pillow talk

one's local dialect

literary language